Properties of Exponents

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Properties of Exponents

From the basic definition of positive integer exponents, we have

(1)
$a^{n_1} a^{n_2} = a^{n_1 + n_2}$
(2)
$\
Note that property (2) implies property (1). We list it explicitly for convenience below.

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